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Medieval Lyre
A medieval lyre from c.1300. It has the same form as the lyre featured on the Hylestad church portal.
Replica of Church Portal from Hylestad Stave Church
Replica of the carvings of the portal to Hylestad stave church. The carvings show scenes from the Sigurd legend.
Primstav
A primstav is a calendar stick that uses pictures to indicate the major non-moving religious holidays. The pictures on this one are rune-like. The oldest surviving primstav dates to 1457.
Gol Stave Church
Gol Stave Church was moved to the Folkemuseum in the late 19th century. Only about one third of the surviving church was used (those parts that were thought to be medieval). The church that stands at the Folkemuseum now was modelled on Borgund Stave…
The "Devil of Oslo"
This relief is in the wall of Oslo cathedral. It depicts a man beset by beasts or devils, and was originally in St Hallvard's Cathedral. Iconographically, it is similar to the figure beset by beasts motif that is a feature of some earlier runestones…
Medieval Oslo
The layout of part of medieval Oslo is shown with log walls one or two layers high and the cord roads in between them. This gives a sense of how narrow these streets could be.
Monument to Bishop Absalon at Højerup Kirke
A monument to the twelfth-century Danish Bishop (and Archbishop) Absalon, who played a key role in Danish territorial expansion and crusades against the Wends. The memorial features a viking-style ship. It is located in the grounds of Højerup Gamle…
Anders och Måns - Runstensfrossa!
Varsågod, Malin. ;)
Måns gör ett granskande reportage om en fin runsten. I'm a honky tonk man.
Måns gör ett granskande reportage om en fin runsten. I'm a honky tonk man.
Digitala Sveriges Runinskrifter
Digital copies of the series "Sveriges runinskrifter", the standard corpus work for Swedish runic inscriptions.
The Swedish National Heritage Board's Flickr set of runic inscriptions and picture stones
Photographs of runic inscriptions and picture stones from the archives of the Swedish National Heritage Board
Online Learning website from Dublinia
The Online Learning Website from Dublinia features interactive maps of Viking and medieval Dublin, and nine audio visual animations on historical sites in the city, available via a free online platform at http://dublinia.ie/online-learning/
Interactive Map of Dublin from Dublinia
An interactive map of Dublin with a slider allowing a view of the city development through the Viking and Medieval periods. Produced by Dublinia as part of their Online Learning Resources, and available for Primary Level and for Everyone.
Walks through medieval Dublin with maps, from Dublincity.ie
Three walking tours of medieval Dublin with maps, produced by Dublincity.ie. The third tour is named 'Dublinia', starting from this Viking interpretative centre, and focusing on the Viking history of this area of Dublin.
Viking and Medieval Walk from Dublinlinks.com
A short walking tour of Dublin's Viking and Medieval sites from the website http://www.dublinks.com/
Blog: Everyday Monstrosity
A blog that is primarily about monsters, but with reference to the author's research into monsters in the Icelandic sagas.
Rune stone (U 370)
Rune stone in Herresta,Uppland (U 370).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthis stone carries a nonsense inscription. It may be medieval rather than Viking Age.
The Chaucer Studio
The Chaucer Studio is a non-profit organisation that recordings of medieval literature. The catalogue includes readings of Old Norse literature.
Cultural Tour of Northern Shetland Map
A map that has been tagged with historical events and mentions, including events from the sagas
Guide to the classics: the Icelandic saga
A brief introduction to the Icelandic sagas.
An Atlas of Medieval Combs from Northern Europe
This website provides a general synthesis of data about early medieval combs, including Viking and Viking Age combs.
Cite this as: S. Ashby 2011 'An Atlas of Medieval Combs from Northern Europe', Internet Archaeology 30.…
Cite this as: S. Ashby 2011 'An Atlas of Medieval Combs from Northern Europe', Internet Archaeology 30.…